Kelly Willis – What I Deserve: 25th Anniversary Edition

25th Anniversary pressing. While gigging in Austin, Texas, in the late 1980s, Kelly Willis developed a strong fan base. Among her fans were other Texas musicians like Lyle Lovett and Nanci Griffith. Griffith introduced her to producer Tony Brown who signed Willis to MCA Records. Soon, she would find herself in the films Thelma And Louise and Bob Roberts, as well as receiving a nomination as Top New Female Vocalist at 1993's Academy of Country Music Awards. After three records on MCA, and an EP on A&M, Willis finished her fifth release and signed with Rykodisc, who released What I Deserve in 1999. Featuring originals by Willis, three co-writes with The Jayhawks' Gary Louris, and songs by Paul Kelly, Paul Westerberg, Nick Drake, Dan Penn, and more-What I Deserve became her highest charting album to date, hitting #30 on the Country charts and #24 on Heatseekers Albums. It is also now revered as a landmark release in Alternative Country and Americana circles-with good reason.

1. Take Me Down
2. What I Deserve
3. Heaven Bound
4. Talk Like That
5. Not Forgotten You
6. Wrapped
7. Cradle of Love
8. Got a Feelin' for Ya
9. Time Has Told Me
10. Fading Fast
11. Happy with That
12. They're Blind
13. Not Long for This World
14. What I Deserve (Live at Mountain Stage, November 14, 1999) [Bonus Track]
15. Not Forgotten You (Live at Mountain Stage, November 14, 1999) [Bonus Track]
16. Cradle of Love (Live at Mountain Stage, November 14, 1999) [Bonus Track]
17. Heaven Bound (Live at Mountain Stage, November 14, 1999) [Bonus Track]
18. Fading Fast (Live at Mountain Stage, November 14, 1999) [Bonus Track]

Label: Omnivore Recordings

Catalog: 114607

Genre: Country